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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

August 2174

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Lunar month 731Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Autumn7Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 78Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 79Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 710Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 711Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 712Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 713Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 714Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 715Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 716Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 717Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 718Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 719Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 720Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 721Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 722Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat23Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 724Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 725Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 726Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 827Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 828Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 829Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 830Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 831Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 81Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 82Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 83Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 84Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 85Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 86Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWhite Dew7Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 88Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 89Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 810Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, August 23, 2174

Lunar 二一七四年 · 七月廿六

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

A daily reflection is not a prediction. Use it as a prompt for attentive, self-directed choices.

24 Solar Terms

Follow the seasonal rhythm, from today into the next turn.

  1. Start of Autumn

    Sun

    2174-08-07

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2174-08-23

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. White Dew

    Wed

    2174-09-07

    In 15 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Fri

    2174-09-23

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

Solar term · 处暑

Year cycle

甲戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

壬申

七月廿六

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Break ground for burialBurialMove a coffinFuneral preparationMake an offeringCaptureEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

Traditional cautions for the day; treat them as a pause for discernment.

MarriageMove into a homeOpen for businessTrade

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

Favourable

Almanac information and Daily Insight are offered for traditional-culture reference and personal reflection only. They are not professional, medical, legal, or financial advice.

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